Cuban Appetizer RecipesMariquitas Cubanas (Fried Plantain Strips)Mi gente, how good are mariquitas!? Wait, do you call them chifles or chicharitas? We call these thinly sliced fried plantain strips –…20 minutes24 recipes
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Cuban Appetizer RecipesMariquitas Cubanas (Fried Plantain Strips)Mi gente, how good are mariquitas!? Wait, do you call them chifles or chicharitas? We call these thinly sliced fried plantain strips –…20 minutes
Cuban Appetizer RecipesTostones Rellenos (Cuban Stuffed Plantain Cups)Look, I don’t know about you but plantains are basically a love language in my Cuban family (not to be mistaken with fluffy white rice…20 minutes
DessertsEasy Guava Cheese Empanadas (4-Ingredients!)When you grow up in a Cuban family, enjoying a slice of cream cheese stacked on top of a slice of guava paste is a rite of passage. Once…30 minutes
Cuban Dinner RecipesAuthentic Cuban Chicken EmpanadasGrowing up in a Cuban family meant Saturday mornings included trips to the local Cuban bakery to pick up pastries, croquetas, and more…1 hour
Cuban Side DishesAuthentic Cuban Tostones (Twice-Fried Plantains)As a kid, I used to watch Mami make tostones (and sweet plantains!) for the family. There were somehow ALWAYS plantains in the house. It’s…15 minutes
Cuban Appetizer Recipes5-Ingredient Cuban Empanadas with Homemade DoughGrowing up in a Cuban family, beef picadillo was on weekly rotation. But when you want to spice things up or use up picadillo leftovers?…45 minutes
Cuban Appetizer RecipesCrispy Chicharrones (Cuban-Style Fried Pork Belly)Growing up in a Cuban family, pork was always on rotation. Mami would make masitas de puerco on weekends and during the holidays, lechon…55 minutes
Cuban Appetizer RecipesHow to Make Lemon Pepper Chicken WingsYou’re just 3 ingredients away from these crispy baked lemon pepper wings! Perfect for dinner, game day, or to satisfy that wing craving…45 minutes
Dips + SaucesGuava BBQ Sauce From ScratchIf you live in Miami or have ever visited Miami, I’m sure you know we’re all kind of obsessed with guava here. I especially love making…15 minutes
Cuban Dinner RecipesGuava BBQ Glazed Chicken WingsI love chicken wings! When I’m not making mojo chicken wings, you’ll definitely see me making these Guava BBQ Chicken Wings! As a matter of…1 hour
Cuban Dinner RecipesChicharrones de Pollo (Cuban Fried Chicken Bites)Cuban chicharrones de pollo [pronounced chee-chah-rrohn deh poh-yoh] resemble crispy chicharrones. They’re fried chicken bites, crispy…1 hour
Cuban Appetizer RecipesQueso Fundido with ChorizoI’d like to call this recipe a “create your own adventure” recipe. You can make queso fundido without chorizo, you can make it without…25 minutes